TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010
07:35 ET
GENERAL BEAU LEE DOESN'T
SEE SHADOW; PREDICTS EARLY SPRING!
 General
Beau Lee, Ph.D., Georgia’s Official Weather Prognosticator
maintained his domination of the popular microblogging service,
Twitter,
when he made his prediction this morning at 7:35am in rainy,
40 degree weather. Beau reported that
he did not see his shadow, foretelling an early spring at
The Yellow River Game Ranch.
Beau shared the sunrise with
hundreds of bleary-eyed, faithful supporters as he sought
his shadow. Had Beau spied his ample shadow, citizens far
and wide could have anticipated at least six more weeks of
woe-be-gone winter. Since Beau did not see his shadow,
onlookers were encouraged to prepare for Spring-like temperatures within the next six weeks.
For the second year in a row, Beau was
joined by his much more athletic cousin, "Chopper," who was
recently chosen to be the
Gwinnett Braves' mascot. The Atlanta Braves AAA team moved
from Richmond, Virginia to Gwinnett County, Georgia to begin
the 2009 season.
For a schedule, tickets and
player info, visit
www.GwinnettBraves.com.
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About Beau
Beau has been recognized for his public service to Americans by four Georgia Governors; and has twice been commended for the accuracy of his predictions by
The National Weather Service. He has received honorary doctorates from The University of Georgia – "DWP, Doctor of Weather Prognostication" and Georgia State University – "Doctor of Southern Groundology." He has also earned the very special
designation of "Cumulous Barometrist Groundhogolist"-- a
highly-coveted title among his meteorological peers. Beau appeared on "The Today Show" with Willard Scott during The Democratic Convention in 1988. He answers his own mail (no form letters) with a complimentary V.I.G. (Very Important Groundhog) Photo on a year-round basis. In 2004, Beau was featured on Animal Planet on Feb. 2nd.
Every year, General Beau Lee,
Ph.D. awakens to the ringing of the antique bell outside his
"Weathering Heights" mansion, where he lives in touch with
the elements year 'round-- unlike his pampered counterpart
in Pennsylvania who lives in a climate-controlled
environment in the town library where he is fed dog food and
ice cream. That's why Beau can claim a 94% accuracy rating
while the pampered impostor can only manage 85%.
About the Game Ranch
The Yellow River Game Ranch, Georgia’s oldest animal
preserve, is now celebrating its 45th year of providing
children and adults a 'nose to nose' experience with
wildlife. The preserve has over six hundred animals and
birds. The Game Ranch is open seven days a week except for
certain holidays, 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, with the last ticket
sold at 5 pm.
The Yellow River Game Ranch is located at 4525 Highway 78,
Lilburn Georgia. For further information, call 770-972-6643
or visit our web site!
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